Impact of the Industrial Revolution EQ How did

Industrialization Changes Life: • Factory Work -Factories pay more than farms, spur demand for

Urbanization: • Urbanization—city-building and movement of people to cities • Growing population provides work

Living Conditions • Sickness widespread; epidemics, like cholera, sweep urban slums • Life span

High Crime • Murder Rates in Industrial Revolution London were 10 time that of

Working Conditions • Average working day is 14 hours for 6 days a week,

Class Tensions: Middle Class • Middle class —skilled workers, merchants, rich farmers, professionals •

Class Tensions: Lower Class • Laborers’ lives not improved; some laborers replaced by machines

Positive Effects of the Industrial Revolution • Immediate Benefits • Creates jobs, enriches nation,

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Impact of the Industrial Revolution: EQ: How did the Industrial Revolution change the loves of the people in Europe and beyond?

Industrialization Changes Life: • Factory Work -Factories pay more than farms, spur demand for more expensive goods -Jobs in the country-side were being replaced by the Agricultural Revolution

Urbanization: • Urbanization—city-building and movement of people to cities • Growing population provides work force and a market for factory goods • British industrial cities: London, Birmingham, Manchester, Liverpool

Living Conditions • Sickness widespread; epidemics, like cholera, sweep urban slums • Life span in one large city is only 17 years • Wealthy merchants, factory owners live in luxurious suburban homes • Rapidly growing cities lack sanitary codes and building codes • Cities also without adequate housing, education, and police protection

High Crime • Murder Rates in Industrial Revolution London were 10 time that of modern London • No official police force • Gangs were incredibly powerful in many cities

JACK THE RIPPER:

Working Conditions • Average working day is 14 hours for 6 days a week, year round • Dirty, poorly lit factories injure workers • Child Labor • Many coal miners killed by coal dust

MINERS:

Class Tensions: Middle Class • Middle class —skilled workers, merchants, rich farmers, professionals • Emerging middle class looked down on by landowners and aristocrats • Middle class has comfortable standard of living

Class Tensions: Lower Class • Laborers’ lives not improved; some laborers replaced by machines • Luddites and other groups destroy machinery that puts them out of work • Unemployment is a serious problem; unemployed workers riot

Positive Effects of the Industrial Revolution • Immediate Benefits • Creates jobs, enriches nation, encourages technological progress • Education expands, clothing cheaper, diet and housing improve • Workers eventually win shorter hours, better wages and conditions • Long-Term Effects • Improved living and working conditions still evident today • Governments use increased tax revenues for urban developments